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Where does “zenuwlijder” come from?

zenuwlijder (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijder, from Dutch lijden, from Middle Dutch liden, from Old Dutch līthan, from Proto-West Germanic līþan, from Proto-Germanic līþaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

zenuwlijder (Dutch): neuropath; neurasthenic; psychoneurotic

Definitions

  1. neuropath; neurasthenic; psychoneurotic

Ancestry of “zenuwlijder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlijdersufferer
2Dutchlijdento undergo; to suffer; suffering
3Middle Dutchlidento go, to pass; to pass by, to go by; to pass, to...
4Old Dutchlīthan—
5Proto-West Germaniclīþanto go, to pass; to suffer loss
6Proto-Germaniclīþanąto go; pass; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
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